As were the actions of the crew of the Ebola Gay.Īgree.we all not there was no "Single hand" that ended the war.you could also look at the horrific night fire bombings of Japanese cities that was starting to have an big impact, and in the EU theater the Mighty 8th's continuous bombardment of German war machine factories that greatly contributed to that part of the war's end. The sacrifice of the marines is well documented. Spell check Enola Gay.stupid spell checker.Īgain, not taking away from anyone who fought and sacrificed. But there is some argument as to whether it's use was actually required to bring about Japan's surrender, or perhaps was the opening salvo of the cold war that was to follow. As were the actions of the crew of the Enola Gay.Īnd I don't doubt that the use of the bomb was preferential to an invasion. The final sticking point had been Japan's insistence that the Emperor remain in power, to which the US only agreed to after the bombs were dropped, and the US had its successful public debut of its nuclear weapons.Īgain, not taking away from anyone who fought and sacrificed. The negotiations regarding Japan's surrender were already well underway before Truman dropped the bomb, which some claim was more for Russia's benefit. The population was literally starving to death.
The US Navy was literally choking the Japanese empire with one of the most effective blockades that no one knows much about. Part of the playful hyperbole Steve and I often engage in. Perhaps single handedly was not the best choice of words. Then why did the US Army and US Marines have to invade Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa? And have you forgotten the Enola Gay? I would say if anyone were responsible for single handedly ending the War in the Pacific it was the crew of the Enola Gay.īTW.how many of you remember that today, December 7th, is Pearl Harbor Day? How many of us even remember it in real time?